Soap-tray.



C. VOLHARDi SOAP TRAY.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 3. I916.

Patten ted Jan.16,1917.

' rra CHARLES VOLHARILOF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

SOAP-TRAY,

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented J 311.16, 191'? Applicationfiled May 3, 1916. Serial No. 95,161."

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CHARLES VOLHARD, acitizen of the United States, residing at San Francisco, in the countyof San Francisco, State of California, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Soap- Trays; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

This invention relates to soap holders, and has for its primary objectto provide simple and efficient means for supporting soap at variouspoints in a tube or pipe length in a position for convenient use.

A further object of the invention is to provide a soap tray or holderwhich is capable of being readily'attached to or detached from a pipe,spigot, or other water duct, which is of extremely simple andinexpensive construction, which is capable of being adjusted to pipes ofvarious sizes, and which will prove thoroughly efiicient in practice.

With these objects in view, together with others which will appear asthe description proceeds, the invention resides in the novel combinationand arrangement of parts, all as will be described more fullyhereinafter, illustrated in the drawings and particularly pointed out inthe claims.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanyingdrawings, wherein:

Figure 1, is a side elevation of a soap holder embodying the inventionand illustrating the same applied to a pipe, Fig. 2, is a sectional viewtaken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1, Fig. 3, is a view similar to Fig. 2 andillustrating the clamping jaw or arm in open position, and Fig. 4:, is aplan view of the device.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, 5 indicates a postwhich is notched transversely adjacent one end as at 6 to provide a pipeengaging surface. This notched portion may be serrated as shown toenable the post to securely grip the pipe or other duct. The upper endof the post may be reduced and bent rearwardly and forwardly, andproviding at its extremity a table portion 7 to which a soap dish ortray 8 may be secured by bolts 0r screws 9. It will be observed withreference to the drawings that the table portion 7 is disposed at rightangles to the post 5, and when the post 5 is secured in verticalposition to a support the table and tray will be horizonv tallydisposed.

. Arranged for cooperation with the post 5 1n securing the latter to apipe is a movable arm 10. This arm is held for hinged movement upon thepost 5 and to be normally rigid in engagement therewith by the spring11. The arm is'of equal length with the post portion 5, and is notchedas at 12 upon its inner surface to cooperate with the notched portion 6of the post in clamplng a pipe between the two members. It is thus seenthat the post 5 and arm 10 form clamping jaws which are normally engagedwith each other, the said jaws being capable of ready attachment topipes of various sizes and shapes. The arm 11 projects upwardly beyondits point of connection with the post 5, and is milled or serrated uponits outer surface as at 13 to provide means whereby the finger may beengaged to rock the arm 10 upon its pivot to engage or disengage thedevice from a pipe. By curving the upper portion of the post 5 in themanner above described it will be seen that the rearwardly extendingportion of the arm 10 may be free to swing in a direction to properlymanipulate the arm 10. It will be observed that the width of the tray ordish is restricted to permit of the device being applied to theprojecting end of a pipe or faucet arranged on a wall.

' A device constructed in accordance with the above description may bereadily attached to or detached from a pipe, and

when in use will afford an efiicient means for accommodating soap in aposition convenient to the user. The flat coacting faces of the post 5and member 10 are milled or serrated inwardly from their free orlowermost ends as at 14 so that the device may with facility be appliedor clamped over the1 edges of a tub, bucket or other receptac e.

While I have herein shown and described a particular or preferredembodiment of the invention I wish it to be understood that I need notconfine myself to all the precise details of construction herein setforth by way of illustration as modification and variation may be madewithout departing from the spirit of the invention or exceeding thescope of the claims.

What is claimed is 1. In a device of the class described, a

finger grip, a spring for normally holding said arm against said post,said arms and post being provided with pipe engaging portions,substantially as described. 1 In testimony whereof I aflix my signature'in the presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES VOLHARD.

WVitnesses:

FRED MUNDWYLER, M. H. TYRRELL.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents.

. Washington, D. C.

